# Wireshark Network Analysis

> Use this tool when you need to perform real-time network monitoring, forensic analysis, or troubleshooting, as it captures and analyzes network packets with customizable filters and timeouts, and outputs results in JSON, fields, or text formats. It solves problems related to network security, protocol debugging, and diagnostics, by providing insights into packet inspection and pattern recognition. Ideal for use cases like TLS handshake inspection, encrypted traffic decryption, and AI-assisted network diagnostics.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/wireshark-network-analysis  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wireshark-network-analysis

## Description

SharkMCP provides network packet capture and analysis capabilities by integrating with Wireshark's tshark command-line tool, enabling AI assistants to perform real-time network monitoring and forensic analysis. Built with TypeScript using the Model Context Protocol SDK, it offers tools for starting background packet capture sessions with configurable filters and timeouts, analyzing existing PCAP files with custom display filters, and managing reusable configuration profiles for common analysis scenarios like TLS handshake inspection. The implementation includes cross-platform tshark detection, SSL keylog file support for encrypted traffic decryption, and intelligent output formatting with JSON, fields, and text modes, making it valuable for network troubleshooting, security analysis, and protocol debugging where AI-assisted packet inspection and pattern recognition can accelerate network diagnostics.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.64
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** monitoring
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/wireshark-network-analysis)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/tuliperis/sharkmcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "wireshark-network-analysis"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wireshark-network-analysis` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wireshark-network-analysis/pull`

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